The following article is written Brian Fanning, product manager for ScopeGuide and colonoscopes, and Nadine Clark, product manager for GI and OR accessories, at Olympus America. Despite the routine ...

Nearly half of patients prefer more frequent colonoscopies, but most are comfortable with specialist recommendations. Updated guidelines suggest extended intervals for lower-risk patients, emphasizing ...

New guidelines introduce quality indicators like bowel preparation adequacy and sessile serrated lesion detection rates for colonoscopy. The adenoma detection rate (ADR) threshold increased from 30% ...

Artificial intelligence may help engage underserved patients with colonoscopy screenings, according to a study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s 2024 annual meeting. An AI ...

Data for this study was provided by the New Hampshire Colonoscopy Registry (NHCR)—a statewide colonoscopy registry funded by the National Cancer Institute that began (initially through a pilot project ...

A large share of screening colonoscopies in adults over age 75 years were performed on individuals with a limited life expectancy, a group that stands to benefit little and carries a greater risk for ...

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Detailed results from a Phase 2B study of the lead formulation of a novel colonoscopy prep (ECP) being developed by ColonaryConcepts, LLC show the ...

Although older patients with dementia have similar rates of colonoscopy-related complications as patients without dementia, they have higher rates of other non-procedural complications, according to a ...

A University of Arizona Health Sciences-led study found that patients are more likely to get colonoscopies following abnormal stool test results if patient navigators assist them through the process.

A new study, published in GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the scientific journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, reports that the diagnostic yield of colonoscopy to ...